Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1403G

JPMorgan Smaller Cos IT PLC

17 October 2008

 



TR-1[i]:   notification of major interests in shares 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached[ii]:

JPMorgan Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC

2. Reason for the notification   (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

x

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation[iii]:

Puddle Dock Nominees Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)[iv]:

Puddle Dock Nominees Limited

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different)[v]:

N/A

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17th October 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

12%

8. Notified details:

ISIN GB0007416000

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares   if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction [vi]

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vii]

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights viii

Number of shares

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct  x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

GB0007416000

2,617,127

11.70%

N/A

N/A

2,542,572

N/A

12.70%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

2,542,572

12.70%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:

JPMorgan Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc announces that JPMorgan Equity Plan Managers Limited has a notifiable interest in 2,542,572 ordinary shares, being 12.70 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company. These shares are held on behalf of participants in the JPMorgan investment trust savings products. JPMorgan Equity Plan Managers Limited has a notifiable interest in these shares because, in certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations agreed with the Takeover Panel to ensure compliance with the Takeover Code, JPMorgan is entitled to exercise the voting rights attached to these shares if the relevant plan participants do not do so.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Victoria Sworn

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 742 6000

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	Puddle Dock Nominees Limited
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	55 MOORGATE LONDON EC2R 6PA
Phone number
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B:     Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii
Full name		JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd
Contact address		Finsbury Dials, 20 Finsbury Street, London, EC2Y 9AQ
Phone number		020 7742 6000
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)		Divya Amin - Company Secretary
C:    Additional information

Notes 

 

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